The Post-Rock Thread

[Axver]

So, I saw Sleepmakeswaves play their first headlining gig last night. Tiny club in Melbourne, can't have been 150 people there. Hell, there were more people at a pub last week when I saw the Aussie U2 Show. Deserved a much better turnout.

It was fucking fantastic stuff. I Will Write Peace On Your Wings was excellent. They did a couple of new songs that were quality and I can't wait for them to be recorded in studio. The closer was One Day You Will Teach Me To Let Go Of Your Fears, complete with Tim Charles from Ne Obliviscaris on violin. Awesome. Just wish they'd played longer!

One of the openers, A State Of Flux, were pretty sweet too (though not post-rock); I picked up their EP.

 

[AtomicBono]

One of the openers, A State Of Flux, were pretty sweet too (though not post-rock); I picked up their EP.

I'm listening to them now 'cause that's a really cool band name ... They have quite an interesting sound. I think I like it.

 

[martha]

I just got my new Russian Circles album in the mail. Brandon Curtis produced it.

 

[martha]

Everyone just drop everything right now and go get the new Russian Circles album. IO'm listening to it as I pack for Las Vegas, and oh fuck me is it great!

 

[If you shout...]

Anybody bothered listening to the new Califone record? Typically, predictably great.

 

[u2popmofo]

Everyone just drop everything right now and go get the new Russian Circles album.

I'm only on the second track, and I already have a music boner.

 

[phanan]

I like it, but I think I prefer Station.

 

[martha]

Keep listening.

 

[martha]

I'm only on the second track, and I already have a music boner.

 

[u2popmofo]

It's a great album, glad I picked it up based on youz guyz'z recommendation. Been a slow year for post-rock for me, outside of this and Mono's new album, i don't think I've picked anything else up.

 

[Axver]

I like it, but I think I prefer Station.

Me too. Geneva is a phenomenal album and one of my favourites of 2009, but it's going to take a lot to top Station for me.

 

[phanan]

Agreed. No slight on Geneva; I'm not saying it's no good. It's actually quite excellent.

But Station was a killer of an album.

 

[martha]

Agreed.

 

[u2popmofo]

Apparently Popmatters loves the new Pelican album:

Pelican: What We All Come to Need < Reviews | PopMatters

 

[phanan]

I saw that earlier.

Big change from the last album, that's for sure.

 

[u2popmofo]

Sheesh, as did Allmusic:

allmusic ((( What We All Come to Need > Overview )))

 

[martha]

It'll most likely get ordered sometime soon from Tower.

 

[Imperor]

Munaf from Explosions was at Dirty Projectors last night.

Thought that was worth mentioning.

 

[u2popmofo]

Did you tell him to hurry the hell up on making the new album?

 

[Imperor]

I didn't get a chance to speak to him, but he was very nice at FFF last year when I did. I'll assume a new album is closer now than it was then.

 

[phanan]

Listened to part of the Pelican album today via streaming.

I'm impressed.

 

[u2popmofo]

I listened to it while working today. I like it too. Not sure if I think it's as good as the incredible scores it's getting, but I do like it.

 

[onebloodonelife]

Found this band called Not to Reason Why today and had a listen to their debut album, Would You Hug Fire?, and what do you know? It's fucking great. It's got excellent percussion, orchestral parts, and plenty of crashing sound. The closing track, "Ancients," is a twelve-minute long epic complete with all of the above features. Definitely one of the better post-rock albums I've heard from this year, so far.

 

[Axver]

I enjoy the new Pelican album, don't get me wrong, but I think it's fairly clearly their weakest so far. Stunned at some of the ratings in the media.

 

[martha]

Russian Circles tonight.

 

[phanan]

 

[u2popmofo]

How were they live? They're here on Friday, may try to talk some friends into going if I'm in the concertin' mood.

 

[martha]

This was my third time seeing them live, and this time they sounded a little tired. But they still made my ears bleed in a good way.

(I also really like Young Widows a whole bunch, who may still be opening for them.)

 

[Axver]

This was my third time seeing them live

So jealous.

 

[AtomicBono]

anyone ever seen this site?

The Silent Ballet > Home

it has a bunch of free compilations...pretty awesome.